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Antidepressant and Heart Drug Show Promise for Combating Ebola
At least 70 percent of mice treated with one of these common drugs survived Ebola infection - Extinction Countdown Energy & Sustainability
100-Year-Old Turtle, the Last of Her Kind, Could Soon Be a Mom
An international team of scientists has succeeded in artificially inseminating the last female Yangtze giant softshell turtle. Will babies be far behind? - TechMediaNetwork Space
Cassini Spacecraft Sees Saturn's Moon Hyperion One Last Time
The spacecraft will not revisit the battered, porous moon before its mission concludes in 2017 - 60-Second Science Health
Vaccine Aims at Fly Host of Disease Parasite
An experimental leishmaniasis vaccine relies on eliciting an immune response to a protein from the saliva of the sand fly that carries the leishmania parasite, rather than on anything from the parasite itself. Cynthia Graber reports
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Drought Takes $2.7-Billion Toll on California Agriculture
Scientists say the current drought will cost big in lost crops - TechMediaNetwork Space
50 Years On, NASA's First Spacewalk Still Resonates
Ed White’s first foray into the vacuum of space on June 3, 1965 set the stage for future spacewalks to assemble stations and repair telescopes - Video Health
Food Everywhere Fuels Obesity
A study from the National Bureau of Economic Research blames 40 percent of the rise in obesity on the ubiquity of supercenters, warehouse clubs, and restaurants
By Eliene Augenbraun and Gretchen Cuda Kroen
Click here for a transcript of this video. - Climate Central Energy & Sustainability
Burning Coal Is Hot, the Global Warming Produced Is Even Hotter
Fossil fuel burning means heat and CO2, and more heat is trapped by the latter - Climatewire Energy & Sustainability
Clean Power Plan Argument Hinges on Health Benefits
President Obama’s pitch for the pollution fighting measure relies on saving lives - News More Science
Watch Live Today: The Man Who Explained the Atom [Video]
The grandson of the great physicist Niels Bohr describes the scientist’s life and work - Environmental Health News Health
BPA Still Widely Used in Canned Goods
Survey of canned-good brands finds hormone-mimicking compound still widely used - Scientific American Mind Volume 26, Issue 3 Mind & Brain
When Will Obama Be Forgotten? Study Reveals Cultural Memory Patterns
A 35-year-long study traces recollection of past presidents and finds predictable trends - Quick and Dirty Tips Technology
How to Use a Virtual Machine
What is a virtual machine and how can you use it to boost your computer efficiency? Tech Talker explains - News Health
Why the Supreme Court's Upcoming Obamacare Ruling Matters
If the administration loses, the elimination of federal subsidies to many states would boost health care costs for all - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 6 Technology
Inside NASA's New $18-Billion Deep-Space Rocket
Is NASA's Space Launch System a flying piece of congressional pork or our best shot at getting humans to deep space? - Reuters Health
U.S. May Take First Step to Curb Airline Emissions This Week
The EPA plans to determine whether CO2 from aircraft endangers public health, a first step to regulating emissions from the aviation sector, sources said - Science Talk More Science
Take a Bite out of the Math of Math
Mathematician Eugenia Cheng, tenured in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Sheffield in the U.K. and currently Scientist in Residence at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago talks about her new book How to Bake Pi: An Edible Exploration of the Mathematics of Mathematics
- 60-Second Science Evolution
Chimps Would "Cook" Food If They Could
A new study suggests that chimps have the cognitive skills necessary for cooking—such as patience—even if they don't control fire. Christopher Intagliata reports - Reuters Energy & Sustainability
Downtown Los Angeles Experiences Rare "Reverse Meteorological Spring"
Spring weather in downtown LA and other areas of Southern California flip-flopped this year as temperatures cooled from March to May - Video Mind & Brain
Genes Orchestrate Musical Ability
It might take practice to get to Carnegie Hall but scientists found that it takes a set of dozens of genes in the brain working together to make that practice pay off.
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